Mubare Gorilla Family
The Buhoma region of the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, which is situated in the southwest of Uganda, is home to the Mubare Gorilla Family. Four hundred mountain gorillas live in the inaccessible national park of Bwindi.
The park is located in a nation that is home to half of the world’s mountain gorilla population.
The Mubare Gorilla Group is one of the ten habituated mountain gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. One of Uganda’s oldest gorilla families, the group was made accessible to tourists in 1993 following two years of habituation, which involved training them to be near people. Mubare is a native term that translates to “Hills.”
The Mubare Gorilla Group was first sighted by tourists in the highlands, which are located deep within the impassable national park of Bwindi.
Ruhondeza the silverback is the leader of the 18-member Mubare Gorilla Group. The family has lost many members over the years until 2012, when they were reduced to just five members after the group was attacked and several of the ladies were removed.
Offspring deaths, combat deaths, and member migration to other groups were the main causes of the family’s demise.
Ruhondeza, the group’s leader, sadly passed away in June 2012 while sleeping. At the age of fifty, he passed away from old age. You have the chance to visit his cemetery when you are in the Buhoma sector.
Following Ruhondeza’s defeat, Kanyonyi the Silverback emerged victorious and became leadership of the tribe. He added eight more members to the family.
It is possible to hike the group for at least five hours. Trek to the Buhoma region of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park to see one of the gorilla families who have become accustomed to their surroundings.
Only eight gorilla permits are available each day, so if you want to see the Mubare Gorilla Group, you need make reservations in advance. You will spend an hour with them while they go about their daily business, which includes playing, grooming, and showing off their eggs, among other things.